Workshops
November Workshops - Registration Opens Oct 22 - 9am Pacific Time
* Registration closes Nov 30 - 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time
WW487: Oct 27- Happy Halts for Heeling & Figure 8
Ideally, we want our dog to respond instantly to our cue and sit quickly. In this workshop we will ensure your dog has good core strength and an established motor pattern to e...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW488: Nov 3- Building Nosework Skills: The Inaccessible Hide Due to Reach (REPEAT)
Inaccessible hides don't need to be scary! You don't need to avoid training them. In this workshop series, we will explore HOW to train these skills.This workshop will focus o...
Stacy Barnett (Faculty)
WW489: Nov 3- That Face Oughta be in Movies: Skills Your Dog Needs to Be an Animal Actor (REPEAT)
That Face Oughta be in Movies: Skills Your Dog Needs to Become an Animal ActorTeach your favorite furry face to hear: Ready! Set! ACTION!In this workshop, Barbara Lloyd will g...
Barbara Lloyd (Guest Instructors)
WW490: Nov 10- Tricks for Pics (REPEAT)
In this workshop, we'll be teaching our dogs adorable tricks that work well for taking pictures of your dog! Not only that, but we will discuss other training techniques to en...
Sara Brueske (Faculty)
WW491: Nov 10- NOMO FOMO:Teaching Your Dog to Patiently Wait Their Turn (REPEAT)
As dog trainers, we spend a lot of time ensuring that our dogs love to work with us. Training becomes very valuable to the dog, and when they have to miss out, there are often...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
WW492: Nov 17- Playing Favorites: Expanding Toy Play Preferences (REPEAT)
Do you want to play your favorite game with your buddy but he doesn't want to play with your toy?Do you have a dog that loves their favorite toy but ignores other toys?A disc ...
Sara Brueske (Faculty)
WW493: Nov 24- Leave It All Behind-Teach Your Dog to Work Away from Food or Toys
In this workshop you will develop a procedure to build your dog's confidence and trust that rewards are still available when they are not visible or scented on the handler. Th...
Nancy Gagliardi Little (Faculty)
December Workshops - Registration Opens Nov 22 - 9am Pacific Time
* Registration closes Dec 31 - 12pm (Noon) Pacific Time
WW494: Dec 1- Building Nosework Skills: The Inaccessible Hide Due to Elevation (REPEAT)
Inaccessible hides don't need to be scary! You don't need to avoid training them. In this workshop series, we will explore HOW to train these skills. This workshop will focus...
Stacy Barnett (Faculty)
WW495: Dec 1- Be the Dog
We’ve all been there. We just can’t understand why the dog did that. Or why the dog doesn’t appear to understand what we want. We appear to be stuck! In this workshop you will...
Petra Ford (Faculty)
WW496: Dec 8- High to Low: Teaching Arousal Mobility
Arousal mobility is a skill that allows your dog to move from high arousal (excitement) to low arousal (calm). This is a huge benefit for dogs that tend to get overly excited ...
Sara Brueske (Faculty)
WW497: Dec 8- Heeling Games for Natural Attention, Animation and Reduction of Reinforcers (REPEAT)
Heeling is an amazing dance between engaged partners until....it's not. Heeling can be amazing. But too much emphasis on precision can quickly dull even the most enthusiastic...
Denise Fenzi (Faculty)
WW498: Dec 15- Teaching a Fabulous Front with Games (REPEAT)
When you think of fronts, how does it make you feel? Are you frustrated trying to achieve quality criteria while maintaining a happy confident dog? Do you think it’s hard to h...
Nicole Wiebusch (Faculty)
WW499: Dec 15- Functioning with Fitness in Small Spaces
Are you feeling the winter blues? Does dreary weather have you and your dogs spending more time inside? If you have a small space we can still maintain our goals and keep our...
Ashley Escobar (Faculty)
